The Spring Trip meeting will be on Monday, March 22, from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the cafeteria at Friendswood High School. One parent of every student going must be in attendance as well as the student. We will go over the trip guidelines and pertinent information for the trip. This meeting is very important to the success of the trip. Thanks!
On Friday, March 5, the FHS Percussion Department presented An Evening of Percussion. The FHS percussionists performed solos and ensembles followed by a marching percussion clinic which included the incoming 8th grade percussionists from Friendswood Junior High. The clinician for the evening was Mr. Rick Rodriguez from Spring HS. Mr. Rodriguez is a nationally know conductor, composer, and instructor of percussion. Mr. Rodriguez will be writing the battery percussion parts for the FHS Marching Band next fall.
Earning Excellent ratings in solo performance were Joey Mains, Andrew Wiley, Jillian Olson, Marissa Persaud, Conner Borne, Dan Rutledge, and Austin Martin.
Earning Superior ratings in solo performance were Daniel Du, Michael Gregory, Dino Georgeton, Blake Disiere, Connor Yee, Will Hibbs, Sarah Meyer, Tayler Guidry, Brian Markley, Ryan Bynum, Jenny Baglio, Brooke Mendenhall, Garrett Bynum, Nader Asgari, Nick Scarpa, JP Hranitzky, Daniel Nandin, Jordan Salley, Kathleen Cain and Darian Larsen.
Earning Superior ratings for ensemble performances were Daniel Du, Michael Gregory, Dino Georgeton, Blake Disiere, Brian Markley, Andrew Wiley, Joey Mains, Joe Garza, Conner Borne, Dan Rutledge, Austin Martin, Ryan Bynum, Jenny Baglio, Brooke Mendenhall, Garrett Bynum, Nader Asgari, Nick Scarpa, JP Hranitzky, Daniel Nandin, Jordan Salley, Kathleen Cain, Darian Larsen, Tayler Guidry, Will Hibbs, Sarah Meyer, Jillian Olson, Marissa Persaud, and Connor Yee.
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Congratulations to the students for an outstanding job! The FHS Percussion Department will present their Spring Percussion Concert on Monday, May 10, at 7:00 p.m., at Friendswood High School.
Director of Percussion at FHS is Julio Sanchez.
IBP Choice Briskets, hand seasoned, and smoked to perfection! The end product is approximately 8 lbs of delicious, moist beef. Locally prepared for MBBC by Bay Area Meats. Each brisket sold earns you one raffle ticket for a $50 gift certificate to Bay Area Meats. Winner chosen March 25th. Each brisket is $40. Contact David Steinke (davidsteinke@comcast.net) to place your order. Briskets will be delivered to the FHS Band Hall March 24th. All proceeds benefit the Mighty Mustang Band & Color Guard Program.
As you search on the internet, consider using Good Search as your search engine. Type “Friendswood Band” in the “who do you search for” box and hit Verify. After that, search all you like. For every search, the band receives 1 cent so if all 250 students in the band and color guard along with the parents search once a day, we could make $225 a month. That is free money for the band to use. Put Good Search as your homepage as a reminder to use it. Thanks!
Got Crawfish! We’ve got a date at the end of April for a Band Crawfish Boil and now we’re looking for parents to lead the efforts. The board has been brainstorming trying to minimize the number of fundraisers by holding bigger more lucrative events. We think this could be one of our big ticket items, but we need your help. To find out more contact Laura Konet @281-482-5694 or lrkonet@yahoo.com.
The FHS Percussion Solo & Ensemble Contest and Marching Clinic has been moved from Saturday, March 6, to Friday, March 5, due to student and clinician conflicts. The event will begin at 4:00 p.m. and end around 9:00 p.m. Ricky Rodriguez, from Spring High School, is our judge and clinician. He was a member of the Blue Devils Drum & Bugle Corps and has taught at Spring for many years. Just recently the Spring HS Percussion Ensemble performed at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago. All 8th grade percussionists are invited to attend the marching clinic to begin preparing them for high school. Mr. Urbina and Mr. Sanchez will work out those details about time, etc. More details will come out soon. If there are any questions, please contact Mr. Sanchez.
FHS Band Solo & Ensemble Success
On Saturday, Feb. 6, FHS Band students from Symphonic, Concert I and Concert II competed at the Region 17 UIL Solo & Ensemble contest at Clear Creek High School. The students performed individually and in small groups for judges from around the Houston area and earned 113 medals.
Winning a Bronze medal was Andres Soto. Winning Silver Medals were Kristen Taylor, Danielle Gruber, Melanie Forsyth, Alex Taylor, Sam Brackett, Matthew Laitkep, Scott Morse, Jordan Devera, John-Daniel Ryan, Brandon Haskins, Emily Irby, Kieth Shannon, JC Tyer, Josh Warren, and Taylor Watson.
Winning Gold Medals were: Kristen Davis, Sarah Faxel, Abby Livesay, Morgan Mihovil, Carissa Petersen, Abbey Rogers, Kyle Wiley, Josh Gates, Rachel Goeken, Cristine Kristof, Tyler Havlik, Allison Carlin, Kelsey Faust, Joylynn Grady, Liz Harris, Yanelli Rubio, Julianna Strickland, Meghan Vickery, Taylor Williams, Ben Clements, Matthew McVey, Joe Taylor, Jeremy Bass, Kathryn Beazley, Jacob Gruener, Matthew Meyer, Kyle Mitchell, Cody Thompson, Helena Kaminsky, Haley Long, Emily Woods, Blake Hees, Zach Zimmerman, Brian Bordelon, Jennifer Twyford, Zach Cocetti, David Dirks, Deke Wilson, Adam Coleman, Todd McCormack, Matthew Dickens, DeDe White, Melanie Forsyth. Danielle Gruber, Sam Brackett, Zach Gallagher, Matthew Laitkep, Ben Le, Chandler Metcalf, Scott Morse, Jackson Senter, David Zurawski, Holly McInturff, Kristian Odfalk, Alex Taylor Heather Cumming, Rachel Harlow, Rachel Lee, Laura Tarver, Cody Milner, Jeffrey Stone, Jason Bass, David Conception, Aaron Holloway, Jonah Strickand, and Andrea Tovar.
Congratulations to the students for their outstanding work!
The band and color guard will be selling delicious IBP Choice Briskets beginning February 22 through March 8. They are hand seasoned and smoked to perfection locally by Bay Area Meats. The end product is approximately 8 lbs of delicious, moist beef.
The briskets are $40 each. Each brisket sold earns you one raffle ticket for a $50 gift certificate to Bay Area Meats. The winner will be chosen March 25th.
Order forms can be found on this web site. Complete the order form , enclose payment (checks made out to “MBBC”) and place in the band box by March 8th.
Briskets will be delivered to the FHS Band Hall March 24th - just in time for Easter! Briskets must be picked up at that time.
All proceeds benefit the Mighty Mustang Band & Color Guard Program.
The Winter Guard season is well under way with great results.
CHOCOLATE FUND RAISER …Chocolate money is PAST DUE!!! Mark all envelopes with “Chocolate” and your name. Remember, a box of chocolate is 50 bars, so you will need to turn in $50 for the entire box. If you did not get a box, turn in your $25 buy out in the band box. Thanks again for your help and support on this important fundraiser. Have questions? Contact David Steinke at 281-993-4766 or davidsteinke@comcast.net.
WORLD’S FINEST CHOCOLATE FUND RAISER…THANKS to each band & color guard member for picking up a box of chocolate to sell or doing a buyout ($25). Your response and support so far has been tremendous!! Students will sell the chocolate until February 2th. Chocolate money will be due February 3th in the band box. Parents, please buy the chocolate cash from your student ($50 per box) and send checks only. Send $50 for each box sold, or $25 if you chose the buy out. Mark all envelopes with “Chocolate” and your student’s name. Make checks payable to “MBBC”. Thanks again for your help and support on this important fundraiser. Questions? Contact David Steinke at 281-993-4766 or davidsteinke@comcast.net.
Color of Music Quilt Raffle: one of our own band grandmothers, Mrs. Thompson, along with a couple very talented ladies, crafted a beautiful 52” X 70” quilt entitled ‘The Color of Music”. The Mustang Band Booster Club will be selling chances to win this incredible quilt for $1 each or 6 or $5. The winner will be drawn at the FHS band concert on March 25, 2010. Each family will be given 6 tickets to sell with an envelope to return the money and ticket stubs. If you would like more tickets, contact Patty Steinke at davidsteinke@comcast.net. Thanks in advance for helping to raise money for your student’s band and color guard program.
WORLD’S FINEST CHOCOLATE FUND RAISER….is just around the corner. Each band and color guard family will be asked to sell one box (50 bars) of chocolate to friends and family. Each chocolate bar is just $1. This will net the band $25 profit. If your family does not wish to sell the chocolate, you can buy out of the fundraiser for $25.
David & Patty Steinke will issue the boxes to the band and color guard students on Tuesday, January 19, 2008 from 3:45-4:15 p.m. in the band hall. Students will sell the chocolate until February 2, 2008. Chocolate money (checks only made out to MBBC) will be due February 3th in the band box. Thanks in advance for your help and support on this important fundraiser. This money goes directly into enhancing your student’s band and color guard program. Questions? Contact David Steinke at 281-993-4766 or davidsteinke@comcast.net.
The deadline for the final payment of $80.00 has been extended to January 20. Please have your final payment in the box on or before that date. If you have any questions, please email Maria Georgeton at georgeton@earthlink.net.
Congratulations to the following students for earning positions in the Texas All-State Band. Amy Le, Sydney Brunson - Flute; Joseph Payne, Payton Guerrettaz, Chelsea Lott, Kaitlyn Gruener - Bb Clarinet; Samantha Genzer - Contra-Bass Clarinet; Brandon Chao - Alto Sax; Jon Bertelsman - Bari Sax; Nathan Coronado - Euphonium; Ian Steinke - Tuba; Garrett Bynum - Percussion, Blake Disiere - 5A Percussion
Joseph Payne is a 3 year All Stater. Sydney Brunson, Payton Guerrettaz and Blake Disiere are 2 year All Staters.
The following students finished as 1st Alternate to the Texas All-State Band: Jourdan Scruggs - Piccolo; Chelsea Coleman - Bassoon; Matthew McVey - Alto Saxophone; Matt Mihovil - Bari Sax(5A); Jason Konet - French Horn; Josh Smith - Tuba; Daniel Du - Percussion
